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caboose

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caboose /kəˈbo͞os, kəˈbus /
noun
1 North American a railroad car with accommodations for the train crew, typically attached to the end of the train.
informal (typically referring to a woman) buttocks:
she's got a sexy caboose.
2 archaic a kitchen on a ship's deck.
– ORIGIN mid 18th century : from Dutch kabuis, kombuis, of unknown origin.